Buddleia Flutterby Petite Tutti Fruitti Pink is a Louisiana Super Plants selection for spring. (Allen Owings) The cultivar name is a mouthful, but it is well worth remembering: Buddleia Flutterby ...

Buddleia is often dismissed as a weedy shrub, spotted growing in cracks by railway tracks or abandoned car lots. But I think we should give more time to this flowering plant. Yes, it is tough and ...

Probably every gardener enjoys the fall season with cooler weather and extra butterfly activity. If you’re one who can’t get enough of the butterflies, you should consider including one of my ...

Georgia Parkinson Hill is a horticulturist, garden designer, and owner of the native landscape design firm Beautyberry Gardens in Atlanta, Georgia. Why Are Butterfly Bushes Bad? In addition to ...

Spring is the best time to prune butterfly bushes. Pruning in the late fall or winter leaves them susceptible to frost damage. Wait until the spring to do a hard prune (pruning it back to one foot ...

This year I decided to add some dwarf buddleia into my arsenal of pollinator plants. The idea of 3-foot tall or shorter buddleias or butterfly bushes seemed like just what the doctor ordered to be ...